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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding (-)	140–200 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (-)	200–290 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding (-)	20–30 pairs	A1, B1i, B2
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1992)	9,718 birds	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding (-)	2,000–3,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding (-)	1,000–4,600 birds	A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage (2000–2001)	2–3 birds	B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1989–1996)	250 pairs	B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	non-breeding (1994)	100 birds	B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage (-)	100–300 birds	B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (-)	490–1,190 pairs	B3
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (-)	171–473 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40–69%)	poor (40–69%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kulu Golu	Other Area (-)	100
-	Kulu Golu UOSA	Wetland of National Importance (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Standing brackish and salt water

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	90
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kulu Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kulu-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.